The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-03-31

TIE Republicans Of Cincinnati held their
convention on March %. Major Ben. But
terworth presided. Resolutions were
adopted indorsing the administration Of
Mayor Amor Smith, jr., that Of Governor
Foraker, commencing the course OF the
two Congressman, the work Of the Ohio
Legislature and condemning the Presi-
dents vetoes Of pension bills and the dis
charge Of Union soldiers from offices now
controlled by Democrats Amor Smith,
jr, was unanimously renominated for
mayor, Fred. W. Moore nominated for
judge Of the superior court, Al Bohrer for
city treasurer, Emil Rehse for police court
clerk, John G. Schwartz for city prose-
cutor, Theodore Horstmann for city So
licitor and John A. Caldwell for police
judge.
In the mayors court at Alliance, few
days ago, John Tierney, a saloon-keeper,
was found guilty Of violating the prohibi-
tory ordinance and fined fifty dollars and
costs. While trial was in progress the
prosecuting witness was assaulted by
number Of friends Of the defendant. The
prompt interference Of the officers alone
prevented serious trouble.
JAMES BEaas died at his home in Colts.
vile aged ninety. He voted for every
Democratic President from James Monroe
to the present incumbent.
TIPFIN is going to have street railroad.
The w. H. Wilmington Steel Forks
Works, Of jackson, Mich, are about to
| move to Findlay. Gas has been reduced
there to fifteen cents each per month for
ordinary stoves.
THE work Of laying the street mains for
supply Of natural gas for Toledo has be-
| gun. Gas is expected to be used in all the
| manufactures by May.
AN incendiary entered the farmhouse
Of Henry Fauble, twelve miles from Cleve-
land, at an early hour the other morning,
and after saturating carpets and bedding
! with gasoline applied q match. Mrs. Fau-
BILE was terribly burned and her daughter
was also injured. The incendiary made
his escape.
| DANIEL W1rHERHoUsE, Of Seneca County,
suicided with morphine. He was in poor
health.
DIR. JOHN W. RUSSELL, of Mt. Vernon,
| who was Surgeon General of Ohio during
the war, is dead.
THE oil well at Millersburg, at depth Of
twenty-five hundred feet, has been plug
| ged and the casing drawn, as the Niagara
! limestone has been reached and no oil.
| AT Brilliant, Jefferson County, an old
man named simon McGrew, in attempting
to ride fractions horse, was thrown from
the saddle, and his foot catching in the
stirrup, he was dragged some distance
along the ground, the horse kicking him
repeatedly on the head and breast. He
| was picked up unconscious, carried to q
neighboring house and cared for, but died
of his injuries in short time after.
kTHE Ohio State Prohibition Convention
will meet at Delaware June 20 and 80. The
basis of representation for the convention
Is one delegate and one alternate for each
fifty votes cast last fall for Smith, for Sec-
rotary Of State, and one for each final re-
ulainder of twenty-five votes. No county
shall have less than two delegates and two
alternates. The largest delegation (twen-
ty) will be from Cuyshoga County.
EDENEzER STANYARD murdered Alice
Hancock ut Youngstown, and now pre-
tends to be insane.
In three weeks rat hunt near Bowers
vile, Green County, lO,s4s rats and mice
were killed.
JOHN w. BooKwALrEn, Of Springfield, is
going to Europe to spend two years. He
will travel into the Orient. ~.
A BOARD Of trade is to be organized ut
Fremont, whore there is real estate boom.
THE nCentral High School Of Akron,
burned; loss 5000.
THE nyme of the postoflce at vawder-
hoof, Athens County, has been changed to
Vanderhoof.
THE Cincinnati Democratic Convention
was held ut Price Hill few days ago, and
the following ticket nomination: Mayor,
Isaac b. Matson; judge superior court, j.
r. Sayler; treasurer, Val. Nicholas; solic-
itor, Alfred M. Cohen; clerk police court,
Will M. Day; prosecutor Of police court,
Edward Schwab judge police court, James
w. Fitzgerald; infirmary directors, long
term, P. J. Wittekind; short term, James
g. Burke. Hist -
IT is said that Secretary Bayard first as.
certaincd that Hebrew was not objection.
able to Turkey before Oscar Straus was
appointed minister to that country.
Mrs. MARGARET ARNOLD, of New Holland
o., will soon be 100 years old; Mrs. Eliza
beth Hilliard, of Iowa, is liz, and Mrs. Su
san Baily, Of Dakota, is 96. They are sis
|, ters.
Levi KEMPER, prominent farmer Of Tip
ton County, Ind, was killed. by . locomo.
tive near Kokomo. .if a
"A well-known South Lawrence
(Mass.) resident recently ran all over
that portion of the city looking for his